Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,785, Timothy Eaton, Mass.

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6,198
Massachusetts
Timothy Eaton
of Reading in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq: Judge, Boston.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 - 41 57
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1819 48
5 2/31 8 1/30 th 89 57
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Eva W.S.
Petition sent to Mr. Brigham 2 nd Oct r 1820 Cambridge Mass

165 Timothy Eaton 6.190.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Simeon Eaton resident
Reading
in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6198 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“ WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. ”
“ I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Simeon Eaton late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirtieth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
“ Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen , J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  “ Real Estate, one half of a dwelling house valued at $1000.   Personal Estate.   One table 1 50   Crockery ware 1   Old case drawers 2   Hollow ware 2   Looking glass 0 50   Three bed 1   6 old chairs 1   other household furniture small articles 7 50   Carpenter tools 3 00   113 00   Debts which he now owes 700 00 
And declares that he enlisted as a private into

Col Michael Jackson Reg't, Capt James Kirtle, company and Massachusetts line in the summer of the year A D 1776 for a period of three years and served during the whole of said time was in the battle of Saratoga, Still water and Monmouth and at the expiration of said term was regularly discharged which will appear by the original declaration by him made on the thirtieth day of March in the year A D 1818 now in the office of the Secretary at War, here further says he is sixty years of age a Carpenter by occupation and able to do but little work has a wife who is weakly and cannot labored much has three children Oliver, Mary and Lydia, Oliver is eighteen years of age will perform half as much work as a man, Mary aged thirteen years & Lydia aged eleven years will do as much work as com- mon children of that age, has never as yet received any assistance either by public or private charity but finds it very difficult to get a living. Timothy Patten

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
11 I, Timothy Eaton do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. Schedule annexed and that the annexed schedule is a true and correct statement. So help me God Timothy Eaton
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Timothy Eaton took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Stephen Minot , Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred & thirteen dollars nothing
subject to the old Pensions & Rations
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820 .
Attr. Abraham Biglow

Timothy Pabon and in St. Elizabeth Real was testified May 23. 1982 17. 11. 8 Spain
from [unclear] Warmer No. [unclear] 16.4 [unclear] dated 1982
5-34785 (MASS) TIMOTHY PABON

T HE Bearer hereof Timothy Eaton a Soldier in the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, having served as a faithful good Soldier in the said Regiment, the Term of three years being the full Term for which he enlisted, is hereby discharged from the same.
Given under my Hand, at West Point this Seventh Day of May 1780
Michl Clarke Collo 3rd Mass Regt

34 785 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 785-
Timothy Eaton His Rev Dad
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 118
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 27
Timothy Eaton Esq. Jacksons Mass't Reg't 1777 to 1780.
Carried

United States
Mass. Dist.
Timothy Eaton of Reading in P. District, a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension under the act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war", maketh oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment in the company whereof James Keith was captain & in the P th Mass t Reg t . of which Mich t Jackson was Colonel for three years next before 17 th May 1780 at which time he was honorably discharged; that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Timothy Eaton
Mass. Dist. G. 30. March 1878
Sworn to before me J. Davis
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Timothy Eaton by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
W. D. Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 5 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Timothy Eaton subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
W. D. Davis { Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.